shell shock

1. dated Intense psychological damage or strain occurring as the result of prolonged combat engagement in warfare, resulting in myriad negative side effects such as nightmares, anxiety, emotional detachment, anger, and so on. The term was popularized during the First World War in reference to soldiers returning from combat; it is known in modern times as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and has expanded to cover the psychological damage caused by any kind of traumatic event. My brother came home with such terrible shell shock that I could no longer even converse with him as I had in the past. When you come back home with PTSD that doesn't line up with what they think shell shock ought to look like, it makes it hard for them to sympathize with you.

2. By extension, a state of utter disbelief, confusion, grief, or shock caused by a powerful and upsetting event. The family has been dealing with shell shock after finding out their father had gambled away their life savings. The fans seemed to be stricken with shell shock after their team—heavily favored to win the championship—were robbed of victory in the final seconds of the game.

shell shock

Psychological adverse reaction to combat. The phrase originated during World War I when intensive enemy artillery bombarding caused soldiers in the trenches to suffer from a variety of traumas that ranged from moderate panic attacks to physical and emotional paralysis. Changes in warfare and psychological lingo caused the phrase to be replaced during the Second World War by “battle fatigue” and more recently to “posttraumatic stress disorder.”

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释义	shell shock shell shock 1. dated Intense psychological damage or strain occurring as the result of prolonged combat engagement in warfare, resulting in myriad negative side effects such as nightmares, anxiety, emotional detachment, anger, and so on. The term was popularized during the First World War in reference to soldiers returning from combat; it is known in modern times as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and has expanded to cover the psychological damage caused by any kind of traumatic event. My brother came home with such terrible shell shock that I could no longer even converse with him as I had in the past. When you come back home with PTSD that doesn't line up with what they think shell shock ought to look like, it makes it hard for them to sympathize with you. 2. By extension, a state of utter disbelief, confusion, grief, or shock caused by a powerful and upsetting event. The family has been dealing with shell shock after finding out their father had gambled away their life savings. The fans seemed to be stricken with shell shock after their team—heavily favored to win the championship—were robbed of victory in the final seconds of the game. See also: shell, shock Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. shell shock Psychological adverse reaction to combat. The phrase originated during World War I when intensive enemy artillery bombarding caused soldiers in the trenches to suffer from a variety of traumas that ranged from moderate panic attacks to physical and emotional paralysis. Changes in warfare and psychological lingo caused the phrase to be replaced during the Second World War by “battle fatigue” and more recently to “posttraumatic stress disorder.” See also: shell, shock Endangered Phrases by Steven D. 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Desertion & shell shock: swift execution of guilt aluring the great war: a soldier suffering a mental lapse was grounds for punishment rather than care and treatment shell shock during and after the war, British accounts--from Rebecca "Belated Impress": River George and the African American Shell Shock Narrative Freud's own views of shell shock are of historical import not only because of his contemporaneity with the events at issue in the book, but also because, as Kaes addresses, Freud actually served as an expert witness in a legal case involving a shell-shocked former soldier who sued his doctor for malpractice. Shell Shock Cinema: Weimar Culture and the Wounds of War And yet, whether it's called battle fatigue, or post-traumatic stress disorder, or operational stress injury, one thing--the stigma surrounding shell shock lingers. The Great War of the mind His sergeant-major was quoted in court-martial papers as saying: "You are a fking coward and you will go to the trenches", and "If you don't go up to the front, I'm going to blow your fking brains out." The Defence Secretary rejected Pte Farr's case on the grounds that it could not be proven conclusively that shell shock was behind Farr's refusal to go back to the front. Reid may back down over executed soldier Shell Shock then exposes the company's appalling environmental record and reveals the possible ecological consequences of current plans to extract oil from Sakhalin Island, off Russia's Pacific coast. Shell Shock: The Secrets and Spin of an Oil Giant Thus the concept is more comprehensive than old terms like shell shock or combat exhaustion. Essay review: Making shell-shock Attention to "shell shock" in World War I provided an additional ingredient, and by the 1920s, along with continued use of neurasthenia and stress or strain, nervous breakdown had clearly become part of a standard American vocabulary. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN IN 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN CULTURE Showalter's thesis hangs on the idea that the syndrome is analogous to the PTSD suffered by all combat vets, for which "shell shock" was coined to avoid having to label men "hysterical." But she knows that Iraq had a biological arsenal and that we ourselves made a big mess with Agent Orange in Vietnam. Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media Shell shock treatments during and after the First World War varied, from the idea that patients would be cured from psychoanalysis to harsh and sometimes cruel "suggestive" methods. Shell shock: the culture of cowardice in the first world war Cellairis, the world's largest franchised wireless accessory company, today announces the launch of Shell Shock: G-Class - a new series of highly durable screen protectors for iPhone 4/4s and iPod Touch 4. Cellairis Launches Shell Shock[TM]: G-Class By the end of the war, doctors had declared shell shock "the storm centre of military medicine." The great war of the mind: no one really knew how to treat the alarming number of soldiers who suffered shell shock in World War I. so doctors tried everything, including shaming, blaming, and electric shocks Pte Farr's 94-year-old daughter Gertrude Harris said: "I have always argued that my father's refusal to rejoin the frontline, described in the court martial as resulting from cowardice, was in fact the result of shell shock. I believe many other soldiers also suffered from its effects." BRITAIN: Honour for shot soldiers The family has always maintained her father was no coward but a victim of shell shock, and his plight was ignored. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL: Family fights for soldier shot for cowardice
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